JPH10205190A - Holding structure for side door of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle side door holding structure which can open a door even though the door is deformed by a bump. SOLUTION: A vehicle side door 30 is formed therein with an opening 32 extending from an inner panel 30a to a side panel 30b, and incorporates a lock device 40 inside of the opening 32. A striker 100 secured to the panel 10 side of a vehicle body 110, two pins 120, 130, and a support plate 150 connecting the heads of the pins together. An extension part 152 of the support plate 150 is extended toward the passenger compartment from the inner panel 30a of the side door 30 so as to limit the deformation of the inner panel 30a when a impact force in the direction of an arrow F is applied to the side door 30, thereby it is possible to ensure the opening of the door 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile side door holding structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a general structure of a side door holding structure of an automobile. A door 30 is pivotally supported by a hinge 12 on a pillar 12 disposed on a side of the opening of the vehicle 1. A striker 20 is attached to a pillar or panel 10 provided on the other side of the opening of the vehicle 1, and is engaged with a lock device 40 provided on the side door 30.

The striker 20 has an L-shaped arm 24 erected on a base plate 22 and a pin 25 connecting the arm 24 and the base plate 22. The pin 25 is gripped by a lock device 40. The striker 20 is fixed to the side panel 10 using a bolt hole 26 or the like provided in the base plate 22. As shown in FIG. 6, the side door 30 has an opening 32 extending from the end panel 32b to the inner panel 32a, and a lock device 40 is provided inside the opening 32.

FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the opening 32 and the striker 20 when the side door 30 is closed. Opening 32
The edge 32a of the lock member 40 engages the lock device 40 with the striker 30 without interfering with the striker 20. Such a side door holding mechanism is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 61-651.
No. 70 is disclosed.

[0005]

[0007] For example, when the vehicle 1 is hit with a front collision or the like while the side door 30 of the vehicle 1 is closed, FIG.
When an impact force acts in the direction of arrow F, the side door 30 may be deformed. Due to this deformation, when the edge 32a of the opening 32 of the side door 30 is deformed to a position where the edge 32a interferes with the arm 24 of the striker 20, the striker 20
And the side door 30 interferes, and the side door 30
It cannot be opened outward as indicated by ₁ . The present invention provides a side door holding structure that solves the above-mentioned problems.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A side door holding structure according to the present invention includes, as basic means, a lock device provided inside an opening formed in a side door panel of a vehicle, and a locking device provided on a vehicle body side of the vehicle. A striker is fixed and engaged with the lock device, and the striker has an extension extending from the opening of the side door panel toward the vehicle interior when the side door is held.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a side door holding structure according to the present invention. The striker 100 of the present invention is fixed to the vehicle's biller 10 via bolts 170. The side door 30 has an opening 32, and a lock device 40 is provided inside the opening 32. When the side door 30 is closed, the shield member 36 attached to the side door 30 is pressed between the pillar 10 and seals the gap. The opening 32 formed in the side door 30 is formed at a corner connecting the inner panel 30a of the side door and the side panel 30b facing the striker, and includes a first edge 32a and a second edge 32a. The opening is formed between the edge portion 32b and the edge portion 32b.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the striker constituting the present invention, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. A striker, generally designated by the reference numeral 100, includes a base plate 110 for attachment to the vehicle body, two pins 120, 130 erected on the base plate 110, and a support for supporting the heads of the two pins 120, 130. Plate 1
50. Pins 120 and 130 and support plate 15
0 are connected by caulking sections 122 and 132. The base plate 110 has a bolt hole 140 and the bolt 1
By 70, the striker 100 is fixed to the vehicle body 10. The support plate 150 has an extension 152 extending toward the interior side of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 1, the distal end 152a of the extension 152 of the support plate 150 is in a state in which the side door 30 is closed, and extends toward the indoor side from the inner panel 30a of the side door. The extension 152 is formed stepwise with respect to the support plate 150, and the tip 152 a is formed so as to protrude more toward the side door panel than the head of the caulking portion 122 of the pin 120.

[0010]

The side door holding structure of the present invention is configured as described above. Therefore, due to the frontal collision of the vehicle,
When an impact force is generated in the direction of arrow F in FIG. 1 and the vehicle body door 30 is deformed toward the vehicle body 10,
The first edge 32a of the opening 32 formed in the inner panel 30a collides with the extension 152 of the striker 100, and further deformation is prevented. Therefore, even after collision, by strongly biased towards the outwardly showing the side door 30 by the arrow O _1, it is possible to open the side door 30 outwardly. Therefore, rescue of occupants and the like in the vehicle compartment becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a striker.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a holding structure of a side door of the vehicle.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of an opening provided in a side door.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a conventional side door holding structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Body panel 30 Side door 32 Opening 40 Locking device 100 Striker 110 Base plate 120, 130 Pin 150 Support plate 152 Extension

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lock device provided inside an opening formed in a side door panel of a vehicle, and a striker fixed to a vehicle body side of the vehicle and engaged with the lock device,
A structure for holding a side door of a vehicle, the striker having an extension extending from the opening of the side door panel toward the vehicle interior when the side door is held. 2. A striker comprising: a base plate fixed to a vehicle body; two pins erected on the base plate; a support plate connecting heads of the pins; and an extension provided at an end of the support plate on the passenger compartment side. The holding structure for a side door of a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a portion. 3. The extension portion is formed in a stepped shape with respect to the support plate, and the upper surface of the extension portion facing the inner panel of the side door is more deviated toward the inner panel side of the side door than the upper surface of the support plate. The holding structure for a side door of a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the holding structure is formed as follows.